Thursday, August 8, 2013

Supernatural Fun Facts: A Guest Post by Sherry Seoule

“Supernatural Fun Facts”

Today’s post is
provided by author Sherry Soule, who is celebrating the release of her newest
novel, IMMORTAL ECLIPSE. If you like supernatural suspense mingled with a dash
of chick-lit
and a healthy dose of paranormal romance,
then this is the book for you!

Sherry has put together three supernatural fun
facts about her newest novel. In this post, you can learn more about the
intriguing, supernatural legends that makeup the eerie world of the Summerwind
Mansion.

Supernatural Fun Fact #1

A doppelganger is
believed to be a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living
counterpart. Although pop culture references to doppelgängers—a German word
translating to double-walker—are often used to describe people who resemble one
another, the word has a rich and often sinister history, which has more to do
with ghost stories. The fact that the apparition is presumed in most cultures
to be a specter from the grave, may well account for the macabre reaction
bestowed upon the doppelganger encounter.

In any case, a
person is presumably being stalked by his own ghost, which not only provokes
some complex questions about out-of-body experiences, but also conveys the
conspicuous implication that the subject’s own time is up. There have even been
several famous accounts of doppelgangers throughout history. Poet Percy Bysshe
Shelley saw his in a dream, and Abraham Lincoln saw his doppelganger as a
second face in the mirror. Both men saw them shortly before their deaths.

Have you ever seen your own doppelganger?

Supernatural Fun Fact #2

You hear footsteps
upstairs when you know no one is up there. Doors slam unaccountably. Lights
flicker. Unexplained shadows. The feeling of being watched…

These may be
indications that your house is haunted. Paranormal experts say that a haunted
house is described as a residence that is believed to have paranormal activity.
Haunted houses are often regarded to contain the lost souls of deceased people
who have lived on the property.

A haunted house can
also contain poltergeists and malevolent entities, such as demons. Temperature
fluctuations in certain rooms may prove it was the scene of at least one
nefarious plot. Ghosts are considered the life force that remains after a
person or an animal loses its physical existence. The ability to perceive this
disembodied soul is considered by some to be a gift (or curse) of Second Sight or another sixth sense.

So, do you believe a house can be haunted by ghosts or
other things that go bump in the night?

Supernatural Fun Fact #3

The 'art' of magic
is an attempt to alter events by an unnatural, inexplicable, and unscientific method.
Black
magic has been traditionally referred to as the use of mystical powers for evil
and/or selfish purposes. Black magic refers to magical practices that can cause
misfortune, sickness, or even death to others. It is believed to be an ancient
science that made use of chants combined with the power of thought to bring
about results. These chants are very powerful. Just like positive thoughts can
be used to bring good fortune, negative thoughts can bring about misfortune,
too. The
darkest of all the black arts is undoubtedly necromancy, the ancient ritual
of resurrecting the dead.

Do you
believe black magic can harm its intended victim? Have you ever been a victim
of it?

Hope you enjoyed
this post. It has been an honor to share these fun facts with all of you. If
you haven’t seized your copy of IMMORTAL ECLIPSE yet, please do so.
Chilling and steamy adventures await you! Now go feed your mind and read a
book. Preferably mine. ;-)